Erosion of magnets into the scrotum in the pediatric patient

Urology. 2005 Nov;66(5):1109. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.05.008.

Abstract

A 12-year-old boy presented to the emergency department complaining that he had "magnets stuck in [his] scrotum." Examination revealed a wedge of scrotal skin with a pit on each side without visible objects. A radiograph confirmed intrascrotal foreign bodies. Surgical exploration was required to remove the magnets. This is, to our knowledge, the first reported case of a foreign body in a child leading to pressure necrosis and erosion into the genital tract.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Scrotum*